Remove Write Protection On USB Pen Drive or Memory Card or iPod

There is no StorageDevicePolicies key.
Do I create it ? and then create subkey named WriteProtect ?
Waiting your reply .
thanks alots.

@Deyaa Addeen Fahmy Shedeed – Yes, if it does not exist you will need to create it, I have updated the article also on how can you create it simply. read the step 2 again

thanks for pointing out.

I could not find write protecter in right side pane. still i have the problem.please help!

I’ve downloaded the batch file and added to registry and set the value to 0 also but problem is still not solved. My pen drive don’t have any write protection button, still it is showing this error.

thanx…. so very… much….

ok im haveing trouble with step 2 i add it and its not working or opening for me plz help

After following your procedure, i am still facing this problem. Plz Help.

I have done this procedure too and it has had no effect. I also modified the other control sets ie Control Set 1 Control Set 2 etc so that all backups were modified using the same criteria. Still not working.

I was able to add files for a few seconds at one point (before) editing the registry) and then it stopped. In fact this worked effortlessly on the first computer I plugged it in to, but not on the second computer. I figured it was computer specific and a windows bug or something.

I would really love to know the solution

Is there another step for Vista? Tried but the key is not being added…

Hi, I was having this problem with an 8GB SDHC card, the tab was in the UNLOCK position, but it never sat quite right in the card reader (when fully inserted it was at a bit of an angle), and today it decided to give me WRITE-PROTECT errors when trying to delete some files.
So the options were either buying a new card reader or cracking open this one for a ‘mechanical’ fix.
Luckily I found your page here. It made sense that there would be a way to disable the lock/unlock check in RegEdit.
So your method worked for me, using my SDHCcard, card reader with a bad write-protection detection switch, and WinXP SP2.
Just thought I’d add this comment after seeing so many comments on it not working out for them.

Oh i m very glad that i found solution from you and i will try it………
Thank you very very much……..

I have a problem. is the same nothing has changed after I did the whole procedure step by step and I rechecked and the value is still at 0 so does not look like that has anything to do with the write protection on the pen drive. I think this needs a very strong anti virus or a program made for this kind of virus that can find it and destroy it because I see the files but I cant delete them and my anti virus cant do anything to it.

pen drive icon does not shows in my pc

Thanx a lot! Ur solution did work. It saved ma life!

Click this link below to find out how i fixed mine.

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j147/chrisjohn203/Memo.jpg

Thanks Rohit,
I tried your solution and restarted my PC to load the changes. But still the problem is not solved. It still says that “Access is Denied.” when i create a file. Is there any Registry Cache or System Cache which i am missing to delete?

I even tried re-installing the USB Driver and removed
INFCACHE.1 from C:\WINDOWS\inf folder. usbstor.pnf file is loading properly and is having current date as last modified date.

Previously it worked by deleting usbstor.inf.diabled and usbstor.pnf.disabled from windows/inf folder. I copied latest usbstor.inf file from c:\i386

Note:There is no Physical Write Protect key for my Pen Drive.

still have the same problem how to do????????????? pls let me knw…. thkx

ok this happen to me when i install deep freeze.. when im installing deep freeze i forgot to remove my pen drive that time…. when im deleting file in my pen drive its always telling me an write protected…. any idea how to remove this error

i do that but i cant format my 2gb kingston pen it always say write protected

i have a problem. is the same nothing has changed after I did the whole procedure step by step and I rechecked and the value is still at 0 so does not look like that has anything to do with the write protection on the pen drive. I think this needs a very strong anti virus or a program made for this kind of virus that can find it and destroy it because I see the files but I cant delete them and my anti virus cant do anything to it. pls send reply as early as possible.. my 3 pendrives are like these same problem.

hi i tried out ur method but its not working
no button for my pen drive another pendrive is opening in my system but one is not opening pls tell me the solution

i followed ur procedure.but not able to see storage device policies even after installing bat file..is there any other procedure for vista?

you know what it seems that deep freeze was the start of all my problems with my computer…i really hate it…now i have a problem regarding my flash drive, not able to delete some files…how do i solve this?im really irritated already…i need help asap…tnx!

i am having trouble with step 2. i can’t get StorageDevicePolicies key. everytime i press it nothing happens. please help. Answer soon.

my flashdrive recently (dont ask how i have no clue) went from fat32 to raw i tried to reformat in device manager….no luck i tried your advice but its still saying that its write protected so i went back and double checked the values in the reg and the changes did hold but it didnt change or remove the write protection im at a loss…any1?i dont care about whats on the drive i just want to be able to use it again plz help!!!

I tried your solution and it does not work.
My iPOD classic 80 gb can go to disk mode but iTunes can not restore it. It seems ok when restoring but iPOD does not come back after iTunes finishes the restore proceedure. The disk start and start and start but not run with the Apple logo stuck on the screen.
And HP Format Tool only shows dvice media write-protected.
Windows does not see the hard drive.
May be you have a another solution.
I will be glad if you have one.
Carlos

hi..when i downladed the add.bat nothing happened to the registry editor…do i have to restart the computer so it would apply?

hi..when i downloaded the add.bat nothing happened to the registry editor it didn’t apply…plz help..

no storage device policy in my sysrem how to create and also the write protection

Thnx a ton!!
i was looking for this 4m so long..
my external hard disk was locked…
do these kind of things only happen by virus?

I tried it but it was only good once. When I used it again the usb won’t work anymore. It remains write-protected even though I changed the value 1 into 0. What am I gonna do?

Please help…

Thanks…

when i scanned my usb it has this RECYCLER thing that is so difficult to delete.

Hey dude,

You are the MAN. You actually help me to fix my issue with IPOD. Damn I was pissed off for last 1 month. Everytime I had tried to synchronized my IPOD to my system Itune it failed with write protection with error message 1429.

I looked around to fix the issue on MAC forum but all the solution provided there was of no use.

Then I though the error message is all about my IPOD is stopping me from writing anything on the device and hence I reached for how to remove write protection from IPOD and I have found your link.

I just run your BAT file and then edit the DWORD value as per your instruction. Then I re-connected my IPOD and it get re-formated without any hitch.

Thanks a lot for sharing such beautiful information.

You are the MAN of moments

cheers,

Kunal

Note : Guys if you don’t able to utilize the information then I will recomended you to learn about registry by googling it.

The thread creator has tried his best through the forum. Its on us to have some background knowledge to fully utilized all the information mention here.

good job thanks alot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hi i have done all the above procedure,but my usb still not formating
the message is “disk is write protected”
and other message is “formatting not completed”
plz solve my problem

I’ve downloaded the batch file and added to registry and set the value to 0 also but problem is still not solved. My pen drive don’t have any write protection button, still it is showing this error.

pen drive 32 gb , when i am writing data on it in the middle of the process a message writing is not possible .the drive is write protected. i have tried it to format but there is also the same message. pls suggest me .

I did everything and its still not working. My device doesn’t have a physical switch. I’ve tried to use DOS to “convert” and “format” and I get error messages. “device not ready, check that door isn’t open” I get a message something like that when I try to “convert” and when I try to “format” I get an error message that the second ntfs boot sector is unwriteable.. I tried to scan it for virus’s.. scan disk.. i am at a loss. how do i format this puppy into NTFS??? When I try to us HP disk converter it says that the drive is write protected. I’ve done everything on this web site. HELP

i did that, but still same problem occur…pls help. thanks…

I managed to follow everything but the “write-protected” message still kept on showing. Help? my usb is a transcend JF V30/2GB. Thanks

my problem is solved thank u.

I did everything and its still not working.my problem is The disk is write protected. Remove the write protection or use another disk.

My problem is solved
too! Thankz! godbLess!♥

thanks it worked in one go well done

Thank you soooooooooooo much!!!I thought my mmc was gone for good,your tips really helped

i still cant solve the problem of write protection on my transcend 8gb pendrive.
how to fix?

i did everithing you said, but still did not work, thanks any way.

i am still having a problem because registery function is not avalable in start menu

hi,
i done the same process, but i am unable to disable the write protection.

it is giving the error like ,

\Device\Harddisk1\DR5

What can i do , i am using transcand 8 gb pen drive ,

Kindly provide more information to me ….

Hi,
i tried the above steps correctly but my pendrive is still like that only …..
mine is 8Gb pendrive and it allows to copy upto 1.81Gb data after that it shows that your pendrive is write protected…
Please help me to solve this problem..

hai ,

its very dificult to remove the write protect on pen drive even after the did the all steps. still its shows the error
any one can help me. thanxs in advance

I’ve downloaded the batch file and added to registry and set the value to 0 also but problem is still not solved. My pen drive don’t have any write protection button, still it is showing this error.

I’ve downloaded the batch file and added to registry and set the value to 0 also but problem is still not solved. unable to write any of the usb drive.

[...] Read Also: Remove Write Protection On USB Pen Drive or Memory Card or iPod  [...]

I’M USING VISTA
AND IT DOSN’T LET ME
SAVE THE FILE

Hi,
Thank you for ur post, but i still get trouble after trying both methods. First, My USB got “write protection” fault, after solving, it turned out to be “plz insert disk” and i cannot access my USB. ( (. Plz help me!!!

I tried all the above said methods..
but no improvement..
can any one solve my problem…
plz help……..

hEy..it worked ..thanks alot dude..n ya one more thing ..restrt aint compulsory …newyz…thanks aton..

Hi bro. Thank you so much. It worked. Excellent! Keep it up..

very very nice…

original

thx alot..:)

i have tried evry thing bt the problem is same i can’t copy or format my
4 GB Kingston drive. When it is plug in the error comes
” The disk can not be written to because it is write protected. Please remove the write protection from the volume in drive\Device\Harddisk1\DR13

plz help me out

Hunter-87@live.com

ITz working for me ….thx a lot dude…..

thanks bro for help me in remove write protection error of my pen drive …….lot of thanks onece again

Thanks : )

It saved my GBs of data.

This was a very useful option.
***************It works*******

hi,
I have a similar problem with a transcend 2GB pendrive which suddenly has become in accessible just as the discussion in here goes.I tried everything you said and on the internet.
I even downloaded the format utility from transcendusa.com neither ur suggested apache format utility is detecting the drive..though windows does. Moreover the drive can be formatted in safemode so the pendrive is definitely undamaged right… and I have changed the registry values aswell.
Please help me reincarnate my pendrive by suggesting a working solution. Is there any antivirus which can remove the virus from the pendrive?

Thankyou..

i have tried all you given tricks

but it’s useless i have Transcend 8GB

pendrive please reply me soon…..

hello sir i tried both the methods but none of them is working with my pen drive its still say pen drive is write protected.please help me.

buddy still i m having same problem while i had used both process

OMG i did all your methods and it still says write protected. It’s a mini sd card in a usd card.

i did all you said and this bullshit is having the same fucking problem

thank u very much……………..
it is helpful to meeeeeeeeeeee

thanks buddy..!!!

tanx dude a lot,u saved my usb.

my ipod has 1 gb memory but its feeding upto only 120mb as am trying to feed more than tat its gving error that the disk is write protected. plzz gv me the solution for that….
PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

i brought a 2GB MicroSD card with its adaptor, when i inserted the card into the phone and tried to open the files in it, it said “Error, Try Again”. so i put it in the adaptor and inserted into my digital camera and formatted it. after that it was taking pictures but after i’d imported the pictures from the memory card and i tried deleting them off it it said “Memory card write-protected, Remove write-protection or use another disk”. so its letting me take pictures but it won’t open in my phone and it won’t let me transfer any wallpapers, music or ring tones to itself! help me what shall i do! reply quickly please!

I’ve downloaded the batch file and added to registry and set the value to 0 also but problem is still not solved. My memory card don’t have any write protection button, still it is showing this error.pls give any other solution and any other software is there for this porblem.

This is awesome. I just read it and then got the help instantly. Nice job trouble fixers.

still i have problem of write protected.
I have done all of the above procedure which you suggest

Thaaaaaaaaaanks lot…………………………..

Tyhank you! You fixed my head-ache

thank you very very very much my flash return again and i cant thank you

thnx

Nikhil

+91-9725836575
ntn_blue@yahoo.com

Hi,

I tried all above and still facing the issue and my memory card still gives me an error message “The disk is write protected…….”. Please advice as i am finding it tough

Harish

Your hints were awesome. My memory card started working immediately. Thanks

I was having trouble with formatting an 8gb sdhc micro card, I ended up using this program and it worked like a charm:

http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/sd/download/sd_formatter.html

good luck!

Doesn’t work guys

hai…thank u very much for the solution about write protected remover….thank a lot…yeah!!!

I have problem with 32 GB Kingston Pen Drive. I’ve downloaded the batch file and added to registry and set the value to 0 also but problem is still not solved. My pen drive don’t have any write protection button, still it is showing this error.

plz use the transcend ‘OnLineRecovery.exe’ and it worked for me…

hi to all, to remove any problems like “write protection”,”low disk space” in any pendrive.

solution:
insert ur pendrive, if u have any MAC operating system,just insert into DVD drive then restart,then
-press f8 then
-type ” -v -voodoo”
-then black screen ll go for some times
-click to continue
- in the next window click UTILITY from menu bar then click on disk utility
-then choose ur pendrive in explorer left side
-then click on erase
-format in “journeld-extended”
-again format in FAT
be sure u have put legacy usb:”disabled”.

MAC ll change file allocation table.now come into windows check ur pendrive.

thanx a lot! its works in my pc…thank you!

Thanks for Your Solution,

Its working Perfectly…..Is it Creates any problem in future?

My micro SD still cannot used using d above method

There is a write-protection tab on the sd card HOLDER. Every time you insert this into your PC or card holder, this tab slides to the write protect position. Either keep resetting, inserting & reinserting until it doesn’t slide or tape it down.
My problem solve finally
just becos the button

thank you for your advice.
I followed the first steps in the registry and it worked.
again thank you.

Hey Man….

The last method CHKDSK :X /F worked when I was almost exhausted with the patience.

Thanks man… you are the best… May GOD bless you with all your wishes…

Best Regards
Kunal Zope.

I’m facing this problem, the strange thing is, i can copy some files but then let’s say after 4% of the copying job, it stops and says about the write protection issue!

I’ve tried the chkdsk operation, and i got the following error:

———————————————————–
The disk cannot be written to because it is write protected. Pelase remove the write protection from the volume in drive
\Device\Harddisk1\DR1.
———————————————————–

when I tried to format the pen drive using the Apacer Formatting tool provided by you. I got this error:

————————————–
C:\HS2.0_tility_LFormat\pen2pref.exe
Device Not Found/n
C:\HS2.0_tility_LFormat\pause
Press any key to continue . . .
————————————–
My pendrive is 16 GB brand “pqi”

I really hope it’s back alive.

Thanks a Lottttttttttttttttttttt.

3rd method(CHKDSK) is working fine

Thank you very much man!!! It did the trick! Amaizing, I tried different methods at the end this is the only method which worked. Thanks buddy!

thanks a lot brainy;) solution works 200%
again thanks!

i do all the steps, and when i try to do chkdsk it say that: the type of the file system is RAW. CHDDSK is not available for the RAW drive
thanks

Hello everyone,

I am using Nokia N72 (Memory Card: 1GB MMC). I am using USB card reader to transfer any file to/from MMC (Windows Platform: Windows XP). But one day some problem occurred, it started showing error message that the memory card is write protected. I checked in my mobile, whether any password protection was made. But there was no such password protection. I tried to format it from PC, again it failed. Then I tried to format it with mobile itself, which worked. But still I am not able to copy to/from MMC and getting message that “Cannot copy (file name): The disk is write-protected. Remove the write-protection or use another disk.”

Please help me on this. Pls…………………………

i couln get the storage device policy n wen i added it write protect was not der??
plz help..
m not able to do it in the 2nd way also

Thnx a lot!!

thanks for providing the solution

But it is not working on mine. I am using microSD for my digital camera. I use cable to attach to my laptop because i do not have card reader.

I followed ur steps, but.. ;__; it is jz not working. I do not know what happen on it. Even though i tried on the “APACER” is not even formatting it. So.. i got no idea what had went wrong.

Any idea? D:

Thank a lot too.

None of these methods worked, and when I tried the “CHKDSK X: /F” method, I got the message “Windows cannot run disk checking on this volume because it is write protected”

Yes, Windows, I know. That’s why I’m doing this.

Can anyone help!?

Thanks so very much. I was having write protection problem and by following this procedure Alhamdulillah the problem is fixed.

if any one have this problem please try this procedure once. Inshallah you will get the results.

Thanks bro…!

Hi every one,
i got the solution for this, download “fat32format.exe”
and cope it in to C: drive, then run cmd type comande

fat32format.exe X: (X is your pendrive leter)

good luck

cant fix flash drive from error

my 4gb kingston pendrive become write protected plz help me how can i solve my problem……
i hope u wil solve my problem………..

Hello everyone,
I am using Nokia 6630/3230/n73 (3 Memory Card: 1GB MMC). I am using USB card reader to transfer any file to/from MMC (Windows Platform: Windows XP). But one day some problem occurred, it started showing error message that the memory card is write protected. I checked in my mobile, whether any password protection was made. But there was no such password protection. I tried to format it from PC, again it failed. Then I tried to format it with mobile itself, which worked. But still I am not able to copy to/from MMC and getting message that “Cannot copy (file name): The disk is write-protected. Remove the write-protection or use another disk.”
Please help me on this. Pls…………………………

i have tried everything but the problem is same i can’t copy or format my
4 GB Kingston drive. When it is plug in the error comes
” The disk cannot be written to because it is write protected. Please remove the write protection from the volume in drive\Device\Harddisk1\DR13
plz help me out

i did what it said and it didnt work im using a kingston 8GB pendrive and it never did that to me plase help me with this problem.

thanks a lot!! it works!

my pen drive was write protected bu i followed steps said by you and now my pen drive is working nicely so i want to say thanks to you……………

I’ve got a Jetflash 64gb usb and it’s doing this. Really don’t want to go out and get another! None of the above methods worked. Any other ideas?

There is no StorageDevicePolicies key. i used vista. what can i do?
waiting for reply bye.

@montubakshi
you can create a new key with that name

It worked the first time but after i remove the usb and use it elsewhere and come back to my computer, the problem still persist

hey man
i have a pen drive with 8gb
but it is coping only upto 2gb and
showing that it is write protected
as i seened in the website about the storage device
but in my vista their is no storage device
what should i do should i need to download
i hope that you will give me a suggestion

Dear sir,
I have 1GB & 2GB transcend pendrive.I m not able to format that pendrive.Because pendrive is write protected.How can i format the pendrive.give the solution & send me write protected pen drive format utility….

thanks dude it really worked …………….

Can someone help me with, I’ve got windows Vista, and I downloaded the add.bat file, but there is no storagedevice file…thing. I really need help with this problem. Thanks in advance.

I have a 4gb kingstone pendrive
and tried all above tricks but still error comes
Please help me..

yaar my transcend pendrive is cured with the above method,,, but my another kingstone 4 gb is showing same error,,,, and when im trying to set that value again to zero it is already showing 0. help me out yaar.

Hi i worked… nice post thank u so much…..

whoever posted the way to solve the problem…my pc was checked by i don know by how many people…they told me to reformat he window….an im like havn i don know how many gb data….but this thing worked actually…an i did it myself….thx alot….thxxthxxx…alot…

I HAVE 8GB TRANSCEND USB I TRY ALL YOUR SOLUTION BUT IT DIDN’T WORKS PLS HELP.. HOW CAN I REMOVE THE WRITE PROTECT

wat abt win 7, i am unable to do it by any of these ways,

there is no option by the name of storagedevicepolicies

hi…my prblems is I can frmat my pndrive sometime n sometime cannot because it say the disk is write protected n please remove the write protect in drive/device/harddisk.l/dr19
I can figure how to find this thing…after I frmat my pendrive its all clear but when I want to transfr data to my pendrive only part of file can transfer in and after that it say it was write protected say like before…I hope somebody could solve my problems….my pendrive is kingston usb flash 2.0(kingmax 8Gb)

@amit

create a new key with this name if it does not exist.

i followed all the ways u said but i cant solve my problem same problem is continuing like this disk is write proteted please send me reply fast thank you

Hi,
I done the same process, but i am unable to disable the write protection. I still face the same problem.
it is giving the error

\Device\Harddisk1\DR5

What can I do now
Kindly provide me more information…

Thanks a lot. The first method solve my problem.Mine was Transcend 4 gb model JF V30 usb pen drive. Thanks again for helping.

ALL The above methods did not work for me. My USB is: 16-gig A-Data USB FLASH DISK. When I try to access it, it says “you need to format your disk” or something like that. then when I try to format it, it STILL SAYS “cannot be formatted because disk is WRITE-PROTECTED! this is so frustrating.. HELP!!!…